17 days.
One honest answer.
Moving is easy to sell and hard to get right. So I do the part you can't: I show up with no friends, no plan, and a suitcase, and find out how fast a city lets a stranger build a life.
Every city ends on a pin
Green
Move here. The city earns it, and I'd put it on a short list for anyone it fits.
Yellow
It depends. Great for some people, wrong for others, and I'll tell you which is which.
Red
Don't. The tradeoffs outweigh the upside, and I'll show my work.
Inside the 17 days
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Days 1 to 7
I land and start from zero. The Week One episode drops while I'm still in town.
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Days 8 to 16
I meet the people who stayed: the neighbors, teachers, founders, and regulars who make a place worth planting roots in.
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Day 17
The Conclusion episode. I give the city a pin and tell you exactly why.
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Every day in between
Two short videos a day, so you can follow along in real time.
Same six questions, every city
Every city gets judged on the same rubric, so the pins mean something.
- Live
- Housing, getting around, and what a normal Tuesday feels like.
- Work
- Jobs, industries, and how easy it is to find your footing.
- Play
- Food, culture, the outdoors, and what you'll do on weekends.
- Raise a family
- Schools, safety, and whether kids can grow up well there.
- Build a business
- Taxes, red tape, and the people who back you.
- Put down roots
- How fast a newcomer becomes a neighbor.
Follow the first verdicts
Get each episode the day it drops.